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Elizabeth Ridlington

@frontiereliz.bsky.social
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Policy analyst with Frontier Group. Focused on climate, health care costs, biking as transportation. Based in Santa Rosa, CA. www.frontiergroup.org

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Frontier Group @frontiergroup.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
For decades, until the early 2000s, the average American drove more miles every year. But residents in several states now drive fewer miles on average than they did in 1994. Which states are they? And why are people there driving less? [THREAD]. 1/
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 23/04/2026
"The data does not tell us that a transition to cleaner energy is impossible. It tells us that it is not yet inevitable – and that the difference between those two outcomes will be determined by decisions made in the next few years" frontiergroup.org/resources/en...
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 25/03/2026
Ooh, good stuff here from @permitpower.bsky.social: a scorecard that ranks all 50 states on how easy it is to install solar, how smooth they've made permitting & interconnection, etc.
environmentamerica.org
Solar permitting scorecard
A majority of states have done little to adopt common-sense practices that reduce the costs and delays that permitting and inspection requirements impose on families wishing to install solar panels an...
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Frontier Group @frontiergroup.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Despite the hype, hydrogen isn’t a climate solution in any situation where electrification is possible – that includes fueling cars, heating buildings and many industrial processes. Our new paper, “Making Sense of Hydrogen” provides details. frontiergroup.org/resources/ma...
frontiergroup.org
Making sense of hydrogen
Diverting clean energy away from more beneficial uses toward hydrogen production can slow America’s progress in reducing our impact on the climate.
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Elizabeth Ridlington @frontiereliz.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
For months, the FedEx delivery truck that serviced my neighborhood had a hole in the muffler. I could hear the truck from blocks away. FedEx has replaced the truck with an electric version and it makes me so happy every time I see it. It's virtually silent--all I hear is the driver's music sometimes
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Elizabeth Ridlington @frontiereliz.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Has DOGE indeed dropped the matter? A friend showed me the mailed request her 104-year-old grandmother received to prove she's alive and should still receive benefits.
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Elizabeth Ridlington @frontiereliz.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
I would like to offer the same advice to job applicants. Watch for both the instructions at the top and the "[[insert accomplishment here]]" prompts in the middle
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R.J. Cross @rj-x.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Disaster-proofing your important documents can mean having digital backups. But how do you do it securely? Got to take a fun dive into evacuation protocols & encryption with some help from @thorinklosowski.com #NCPW
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The best way to store important documents – before disaster hits
Disaster-proofing your documents means having a good storage and evacuation plan for your physical paperwork - and secure digital back ups.
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Elizabeth Ridlington @frontiereliz.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
I live in Santa Rosa and my understanding is that the water department here has been helpful to other communities that have also had benzene contamination, post-fire. My guess is if you call Santa Rosa Water, you'll find someone who is willing to chat. I don't have a name for you, though
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Elizabeth Ridlington @frontiereliz.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
My son just went through driver's ed and behind-the-wheel training, and was taught to merge into the bike lane before turning right. Drivers aren't supposed to turn across the bike lane.
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Elizabeth Ridlington @frontiereliz.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Someone in my neighborhood pulled out this ancient-looking Coleman gas furnace and is installing a new heat pump (that's what was in the cardboard boxes). Another house with less climate pollution.
An old Coleman gas furnace sits on a front porch in front of blue and white cardboard boxes that contained a new Mr Cool mini-split heat pump components.
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Elizabeth Ridlington @frontiereliz.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
The reporter noted that the pedestrian was wearing dark clothing (aren't we all?) but didn't mention if both headlights work in the car, if the street has sufficient lighting, or how the police knew the driving wasn't speeding. www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news...
pressdemocrat.com
Santa Rosa pedestrian killed in crash; DUI suspect slams into patrol car at roadblock, police say
The pedestrian fatality was being investigated when a DUI suspect approached a roadblock, police said. The driver is accused of striking a police car before pulling over.
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Elizabeth Ridlington @frontiereliz.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
I haven't looked at the data, so I'm not sure if we have a worse drunk driving problem or better news coverage of it. When I moved here in 2012, I immediately noticed all the newspaper stories about car crashes. Way more than in the Baltimore paper, though that's a bigger population.
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Frontier Group @frontiergroup.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Climate pollution fell in 44 states from 2005 to 2022, largely driven by the retirement of many coal-fired power plants. Emissions rose in 6 states, linked to rising oil and gas production and increased ag emissions. See data for every state. frontiergroup.org/resources/le...
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Less coal, more oil: Climate pollution trends by state
Greenhouse gas pollution decreased in 44 states from 2005 to 2022, and increased in six.
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Elizabeth Ridlington @frontiereliz.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Yesterday, my teenage son told me the most embarrassing car he could imagine owning would be a lifted truck. That gave me a moment of maternal pride.
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